l joined the welcoming crew of the Friends of Langstone Harbour to rescue two abandoned dinghies washed up against the Harbour wall. Their fibreglass hulls were gradually breaking up and polluting the sea with each high tide.

We pulled them up onto an old wooden pier, and fixed them in place with ropes and drilled-in fixings, so they can stay out of the water until they can be collected and disposed of safely.

At the same time, we took the opportunity to collect the visible plastics from this section of the beach, as well as on the walk to and from the boat location.

(Unfortunately, there were thousands of plastic nurdles in the shingle that we just couldn't collect. It's an ongoing labour of love for this Friends group.)